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by jacob.ritorto＠gmail.com

Hi, Anyone with the requisite hardware handy willing to do a box of ten or so for me, pretty please? I'm in western Pennsylvania, USA thx jake

6 years, 7 months

VAX & PDP-11 Stuff To Clean Out

by david＠thecoolbears.org

I have the following 5-1/4" Drives that I would like to get rid of. These have all been working at one time or another, but I have no idea what condition they are in now. Maxtor EXT 4330 Seagate ST4766N Hitachi DK516-12 Maxtor XT-8760E Maxtor XT-4170E I also have the following QBUS cards to part with. Module Number Part# Description Form QBUS Extender D M7504 DEQNA Ethernet D M8043 DLV11 4xSLU D M8043 DLV11 4xSLU D M7941 DRV11 16 Bit Parallel D M8186 KDF11 11/23 CPU D M8186 KDF11 11/23 CPU D M8189 KDJ11 11/73 CPU D M8192-YB KDJ11 11/73 CPU D M8192-YB KDJ11 11/73 CPU D M8047 MXV11 ROM/RAM D M7555 RQDX3 D M8029 RXV21 RX02 Controller D M7646 TQK50 Tape Controller D M8044-DB Memory 16K 32K? D M8044-DE Memory 16K 32K? D DATARAM 63010 Q Camington CMX1651 Memory Q M7606-AF KA630 CPU Q M7620-AA KA650 CPU Q M7620-BA KA650 CPU Q M7164 KDA50 SDI Controller Q M7165 KDA50 SDI Controller Q M5976-AA KZQSA SCSI Controller Q M5976-AA KZQSA SCSI Controller Q M8067 Memory Q M7168 VCB02 Bit Map Q M7169 VCB02 Controller Q M7608-BP MS630BB 4-Meg Memory Q M7608-BP MS630BB 4-Meg Memory Q M7957 4xSLU Q SCD-RQD11/EC ESDI Controller Q All of these are FTAGH, but I wouldn't turn down a trade either. I'd be interested in drive sleds for my BA123 or a spare power supply, also for the BA123 or I'm always interested in M68K/M6809 stuff. I would prefer local pickup near Livermore, CA. I don't believe that the drives are shippable. Please contact me directly at <david at thecoolbears.org>

6 years, 7 months

VAX & PDP-11 Stuff To Clean Out

by david＠thecoolbears.org

Most of the items are spoken for but I still have the following: Caminton CMX1651 Memory M7606-AF KA630 CPU M7620-AA KA650 CPU M8067 Memory M7168 VCB02 Bit Map M7169 VCB02 Controller M7608-BP MS630BB 4-Meg Memory M7608-BP MS630BB 4-Meg Memory SCD-RQD11/EC ESDI Controller ...so, mainly the VAX stuff. Priority goes to local pickup. I've had all of these boards working at one time or another but I can't speak to their current status. David Coolbear david at thecoolbears.org

6 years, 7 months

Qume Qumetrack 542 track seeking issue

by rescue＠hawkmountain.net

Been away for some time from the mailing lists.... getting back into my classic gear again.... I have two of these Qumetrack 542 drives. While testing my 360K drive collection (8 drives.... I must be slacking :-) ...), 2 worked, 4 had issue (resolved with a good head cleaning), and 2 (both of the Qumetrack 542 drives (I have two of them)) have mixed results. My testing is on a Tandy 2500SX/33 using the Tandy straight through cable and with the drives set do DS0. I seem to have no issue with Dunfield's testfdc (using testfdc/x a:) with these drives, doing SS and DD and getting 'pass' from testfdc. However, when I do a format a:, the drive will format through the 40 tracks, then instead of the heads returning to track 0 quickly, they do these small stepping 'bursts' and DOS times out saying failure..... it probably would have worked if DOS would wait 10 seconds or more for the drive to move to track 0. I've never seen behavior like this. I even tried an external power supply in case the Tandy one wasn't up to driving the full height floppy drive due to an aging marginal supply, but that didn't help anything. I've now also had one of them shut down the power supply (a shorted tantalum cap I'm sure). I've looked through the manual on the drive, I've tried the HM, HS, and no jumper setting for stepper motor power, same results in all cases. I'm trying too determine if these drives are good. I'm planning on using them in a Tandy Model III that is upgraded internally to a Model IV, but I feel these are basic drives and should work in DOS fine too. I hope someone has a clue, as I'm tapped out of them currently. Thanks, -- Curt

6 years, 7 months

A plethora of DEC manuals

by sales＠elecplus.com

https://www.manualslib.com/brand/dec/ Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus 1613 Water Street Kerrville, TX 78028 830-370-3239 cell sales at elecplus.com -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

6 years, 7 months

Looking for older Motorola pagers (UHF, POCSAG)

by ethan＠757.org

Anyone have any pointers to places to buy quantity of UHF Motorola pagers? Also wouldn't mind a VHF Advisor or two (the original large one with holsters.) Mainly looking for UHF non-FLEX ones. Thanks -- : Ethan O'Toole

6 years, 7 months

Repurposing cable for IBM Model M Keyboard

by robert.jarratt＠ntlworld.com

I need a keyboard cable for my VAXmate. This uses an SDL connector on one end and RJ11 on the other. Keyboard cables for the IBM Model M have SDL connectors at one end and a PS/2 connector at the other. I bought one of these cables with the intention of replacing the PS/2 connector with an RJ11. However, I now have a pang of conscience about hacking around with a perfectly good cable, particularly if they are uncommon. How common are these cables? Regards Rob

6 years, 7 months

Links to archived software, pinouts for keyboards, etc.

by sales＠elecplus.com

First up is a text page that describes how to use the same keyboard with different layouts, or different keyboards with one layout, regardless of the caps and intended layout. Written for Emacs, maybe? <http://web.mit.edu/babel/doc/mule/keyboard-translation.text> http://web.mit.edu/babel/doc/mule/keybo ... ation.text ADB pinouts and documentation <http://www.interfacebus.com/ADB_Pinout.html> http://www.interfacebus.com/ADB_Pinout.html PS/2 pinout and documentation <http://www.interfacebus.com/Keyboard_Pinout.html> http://www.interfacebus.com/Keyboard_Pinout.html Pinouts for just about everything (except terminal keyboards) <https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/> https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/ Still more pinouts, including Mac, serial, and some others <http://www.networktechinc.com/technote.html> http://www.networktechinc.com/technote.html Sun and SGI keyboards <http://teryx.bobdbob.com/~protius/pinouts/#console> http://teryx.bobdbob.com/~protius/pinouts/#console Dig around in this one for all kinds of old software and hardware help <https://www.oldergeeks.com/downloads/index.php> https://www.oldergeeks.com/downloads/index.php <http://www.sunhelp.org/faq/sunref5.html> http://www.sunhelp.org/faq/sunref5.html Sun keyboards, mice, HDD, etc. Includes pinouts for the keyboards. This is a link to a very large archive of old PC related software. <http://www.retroarchive.org/> http://www.retroarchive.org Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus 1613 Water Street Kerrville, TX 78028 830-370-3239 cell sales at elecplus.com -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

6 years, 7 months

Looking for TEAC FD-55BV parts

by rescue＠hawkmountain.net

Need a faceplate and the eject control shaft (it is sheared off (the way I aquired it)) (I do have the eject lever).... I thought I had some floppy drive parts kicking around, but if I do, I can't find them (and chances are I don't have parts for that specific drive). Anyone have a dead drive, or parts from one kicking around ? Thanks, -- Curt

6 years, 7 months

Modcomp Minicomputers Related - Preservation and Repair

by lyokoboy0＠gmail.com

Greeting. Its been a while since I have posted here. A while back I picked up a large Modcomp classic minicomputer. Recently the person i picked the computer up off of gave me a call to come and get many books and software, among much more hardware. I have picked up hundreds of 9 track tapes. The modcomp computer mainly ran the real time os MAX, however i also found many tapes for a unix variant for the machine, that supported real time operation as well. I am trying to preserve things as best i can, I am set to pick up 3 more machines, and among the tapes and documentation, Space is running out fast. I am curious if any of this documentation has been archived already, if not, i can get to scanning it in my free time. I have documentation on everything. The hardware, the software, os code, everything. The tapes are another issue all together. They were stored in probably the worst possible place, in a area of extreme heat and humidity. Some are musty, others look like new. I do not own a 9 track drive, i was thinking it would be possible to get a 9 track drive with a scsi interface attached to a more modern Linux system to dump the tapes to images. If anyone here has suggestions on how to read off the tapes or where to find a drive, it would be most helpful. As a last resort, I have a 9 track drive that is attached to my pdp 11/34, however i have not gotten that system into working order yet either, and am unsure of if the drive is working yet. I was also given an old emulator for the system,m written for linux. I have not gotten the software to work yet. I need to be sure the software is not still a licenced product and that the company is gone before i post it. Perhaps someone here can find out why its not working. On a modern debian system, it attempts to run and just exits, without any info as to whats wrong. Any help or suggestions on how to best preserve the documentation and software is most appreciated. I am undecided on what to do with the hardware yet. The hardware is fascinating, and there is a bunch of it, however it is quite large and is taking up a large portion of space. The hope is to at least get one running to test out and see if i decide to keep a system after that. --Devin D

6 years, 7 months

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